For any other TCG, deprioritising battles would seem absurd, but the Pokmon TCG cornered the collection aspect early in its tenure and has remained a leader in foil treatments, alternate art versions and, frankly, some of the best looking cardboard out there
Not 2x the pack pull rate (its still 1:3) but they essentially made ex pulls as common as a Holo pull (except dragon uses one of the slots an ex would get with a secret rare, but youd probably be fine pulling a secret rare Id guess) Not sure if you were aware of that, or if you were its just for the lurkers to be aware of too
Unlike most of the set, the Japanese comp did not fade after launch, so waiting for a post-launch dip may not pay off the way it does on the Darkrai SIR
If you arent, every generation or so, video game publishers decide to give some of their best-selling games a visual upgrade or make an enhanced release for new customers and fans of said franchises